Claw-hammer nail puller



' A ril 21 c. N. LOVEN CLAW HAMMER NAIL FULLER Filed Data 11. 192':

Patentecl Ap t i 1925- e Be it known that I, CARL N. Loynrr=,.av 1 citizen of the United States, residing at Oalrland,.1in.theE'Lcounty of Alameda and State of. California, have invented new and cation. p j V The present invention relates to improvements in claw hammers and more particularly to a novel, simply constructed and useful nail pulling attachment for such hammers With theordinary claw hammer difiiculty i is experienced in extracting nails when the nail head projectsconsiderably beyond the driven intothe work at an angle. 1 Usually a block has to be put under the hammer in j i the claw of the hammer.

j The present invention I VlSlOIl of a bearlng and gr pping memberon the head of the nail cannot bereached by will,in combination withthe claw of the hammer, provide for .an effective gripping claw withthe head of the nail.

scribed which, in View of the fact that the claw of the ham mer does nothave to be entherefore provide for ready extraction of of the hammer, a projection or lug at apoint :so disposed with; relation to the claw, thatit may serveas a bearing and-grip anailwhen hammer. a H r. j

further object is to provide a clawhamor left hand. j

With the abovementioned and other ,objects viewQtheinvention consists in the v Apfiii eatidn filedDecember 11; 1 923 1 Serial nae-9,935.

. useful Improvements in Claw-Hammer Nail Pullers, of which the following isa specifiwork and particularly when the nail is i order to secure a fulcrum or bearing when.

resides intheprothe head .of a claw hammer, whichmember f of a nail regardlessof its position, it being unnecessary to effect an engagement ofthe' j A further object of theinvention is to provideya claw hammer ofthe character de gagedwith the head of a nail, willnot break 01f or, damagethe heads of nails and will which the invention may be carried out by j the simple expediency of forming as-a part the latter is engagedin the claw of the, o y j jection. The operator by pulling upwardly 1 onftheihandle grips the nail firmly between merof thecharacter describedwhichmay be quickly and easily adjusted ;to provide for. an easy extraction of nails of all flfsizes, whetherthehammer is operated'inthe right we altern t e and om eel ee p ifil i i QYEIii 7. were.

\ hereinafter described, iIl ustrated accompanying:drawingyand kset forth in the.

claim hereto appended", 1 it being 5 understood that iwarious :changes in the form; propor-f t1on-, s1ze and minor details of construction within the scope of the claim,may be re sorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the l invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 represents a fragr'nentary side elevation of an ordinary claw hammer shown extract a nail ,driven partly intoflthe work and with: thehead projected considerably beyond the face of thework.

mounted on a block as would be required to: i it i Fig. 2 represents aside elevation of the hammer: of my-invention showing the manner of use thereof.

Fig; 3 represents a view in elevation of the hammer of my invention taken at right angles shownfin Fig. 2.

The hammer of my invention comprises the usual body portion 1, including a socket 2 receivingthe handle 3, and provided with a head-4:. and claw 5. fExtending frOmYthe body and socket portion is a projection 6 on opposite sides of which are lateral; bearing and gripping lugs 7 These lugs are disposed over and in spaced relation to the claw of thehammer'in order that when the shank of a nail isengaged in the claw, it

.may alsobe' engaged behind the outer face of the projection.

"These memberson the body of the hammer togetherwith the claw will provide for a gripping of, the nail betweenits ends in without requiring that the head of the nail such manner that it may be readily removed the hammer of my invention, the hammer is to engagethehead of the nail and is then tilted forwardly so asto cause the nail to engage behind the-frontiedge of one prothe claw and said projection 'so that onconturned or inclined from the perpendicular tinuing saidupwardmovement of the ban dle, the nail will be extracted, the head of .the hammer,- of course, bearing on. the work.

Withthe hammer constructed'in accordance with; the presentinvention, it will be seen. that nails, regardless of size p rthe manner.

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Work, e Qui k d eas l W h r wn withoiit the placing of a block or bearing under the hammer. nasmuch as the heads of the nails need not be engaged, the bending or breaking of the heads is prevented. In case of a nail having no head or in which the head had been broken ofifthe ordinary claw hammer cannot be used to re.- move the nail but with my invention, nails of this character may be removed as easily and as well as. nails having heads. By proriding the projections on both sides ofth head of the hammer, provision is made for n fieet ai p n Qp m ion wh the hammer is used in the right or left hand.

I claim A claw hammer comprising a body portion having a bifurcated claw, a downward projection on the body portion above said claw and laterally extending portions on opposite sides of said projection, which portions together with the claw are adapted to engage with nails to provide for extraction thereof.

CARL N. LOVEN. 

